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Domain-size control by global feedback in bistable systems
We study domain structures in bistable systems such as the Ginzburg-Landau
equation. The size of domains can be controlled by a global negative feedback.
The domain-size control is applied for a localized spiral pattern
Renormalization-group and numerical analysis of a noisy Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation in 1+1 dimensions
The long-wavelength properties of a noisy Kuramoto-Sivashinsky (KS) equation
in 1+1 dimensions are investigated by use of the dynamic renormalization group
(RG) and direct numerical simulations. It is shown that the noisy KS equation
is in the same universality class as the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) equation in
the sense that they have scale invariant solutions with the same scaling
exponents in the long-wavelength limit. The RG analysis reveals that the RG
flow for the parameters of the noisy KS equation rapidly approach the KPZ fixed
point with increasing the strength of the noise. This is supplemented by the
numerical simulations of the KS equation with a stochastic noise, in which the
scaling behavior of the KPZ equation can be easily observed even in the
moderate system size and time.Comment: 12pages, 7figure
Chaotic diffusion of particles with finite mass in oscillating convection flows
Deterministic diffusion in temporally oscillating convection is studied for
particles with finite mass. The particles are assumed to obey a simple
dissipative dynamical system and the particle diffusion is induced by the
strange attractor. The diffusion constants are numerically calculated for
convection models with free and rigid boundary conditions.Comment: 5 figure
How to Track Protists in Three Dimensions
We present an apparatus optimized for tracking swimming microorganisms in the
size range 10-1000 microns, in three dimensions (3D), far from surfaces, and
with negligible background convective fluid motion. CCD cameras attached to two
long working distance microscopes synchronously image the sample from two
perpendicular directions, with narrowband dark-field or bright-field
illumination chosen to avoid triggering a phototactic response. The images from
the two cameras can be combined to yield 3D tracks of the organism. Using
additional, highly directional broad-spectrum illumination with millisecond
timing control the phototactic trajectories in 3D of organisms ranging from
Chlamydomonas to Volvox can be studied in detail. Surface-mediated hydrodynamic
interactions can also be investigated without convective interference. Minimal
modifications to the apparatus allow for studies of chemotaxis and other taxes.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figure
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